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Reegan

Boy / Girl name · 76 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Reegan: 76 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to both boys and girls, peaking at 9 births in 2011.

Reegan is a modern Scottish and Irish variant of the surname Reagan, which traces back to the Irish Gaelic Ó Ríagáin, meaning "descendant of Ríagán" — a personal name derived from *rí* (king) with a diminutive suffix, thus "little king." The best-known bearer is Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, after whom Washington’s Reagan National Airport is named. In Scotland, Reegan has gained steady popularity since the 1980s, often chosen as a fresh, gender-neutral alternative to the more traditional Reagan or the Scottish surname MacRae. It also shares its root with the Irish name Regan, famously used for King Lear’s cunning daughter in Shakespeare’s tragedy.